davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23

and bred in New England home and
there is nothing ia es hold of my
imagination 50 powerfully as the idea
of big Thanksgiving dinner. It's the
blessed and time-honored festival of
our old Puritan fathers. Several peo-
pie I've had words with during the
wear; what better time to ma up our
little differences? Now be reasonable,
Lucy, and agree to this !"
The furrowed face of the wife
was trembling with agitation.
40. Jonathan" she said, "you know
why I don't want all this. l have no
heart for it. The dear boy who ought
to be with us has not come back.
can't have any part in such great
Than sgiving rejoicings while he is
away. Just think of it, husband
while we are feasting and merry, he
may be starving and homeless.
The Judge walked the room rapidly
three or four times, and brought up
again with his bac to the CRATE.
"The reprobate!" he vociferated. IL
want nothing more to do with him.
How is it possible, Lucy, for you to
cherish any tenderness toward him 2"
"He is my frst-born; he is my only
SON." was the plant of the mothers
sad heart.
ale has alienated himself from us ;
he is nothing in the world to us. L
never want to see him again. hink
of the record he has made Tor HIMSELF
A Captain in our army; a cool officer
and brave one, by all accounts; dis
gracefully dismissed for drunkenness
on duty"
40 husband, think how he atoned
for thatfault! Remember the sad, no.
bile letter he wrote you. lie said he
would enlist in the ranks, and never
return home till he had redeemed his
name from the Disgrace. Was not that
like him."
cry good said the Judge.
"But -"
"And we heard, you know (thorgh
he wouldn't write to us about it), of his
galIantry in those dreadful fights in
the Wilderness; and how the Governor
sent him new commission. but he
couldn't he mustered on it, because the
company was SO reduced by the battles.
You know. Jonathan, that he is brave
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23

thing out of doors was still. Two men
stood in the front yard, beneath the
parlor windows. They looked up at
the faint ray of light that stole out at
the side of curtain. They whispered
together. Then one OF them took of
his shoes, drew pistol from his
poe ct, cooked it. and opening the
front door with a soft and continued
pressure, disappeared inside with the
stealthy step of q cat.
The other crouched low beside the
steps, listening warily for the least
sound.
He heard sound, light step on the
stone walk from the gate. Before he
could rise great weight fell on him
and crushed him down. Two muscular
hands were ut his throat, and before
he could offer any resistance he was
cho ed senseless.
A short club, loaded with lead, and
known to profession burglars as a
billy, fell from his grasp. Dark as
it was, his assailant seemed to know
that he had it, and searched round in
the grass till he secured it. Then he
hastily removed his own shoes. and
stole into the house by the front door.
Lyman Drahe had risen, at last, to
go, full of supreme anguish of the
thought that he could not see the
S eepy young woman before him for
at least twenty hours more. His back
was to the door; her face was neces-
sarily turned in the same direction; a
leave-ta ing which it would be q
breach of confidence in us to describe
was just about to occur-when Lyman
was startled by the sudden pallor of
Eva's face, and the trembling of her
whole person. She stared straight
over his shoulder. He looked round.
A man stood five feet from him with a
dar lantern in one hand and pistol
in the other. A crape-mas.S, pierced
with eye-holes, covered his face.
"Now, me kids," he said in hoarse
whisper, "doncher dare ter make eny
noise, or I'll ill yer Their old cove
upstairs brought in six hundred dol
lars ter night. Gal, yer knows where
ter find it. Get it an bring it ere,
quick Eff yer don't or eff you blows
on NELL shoot this ere cove right
'frew der heart. Dye ear? Start!'
hc luuiuSIOuo iOFOlNcL CONctcu
them. What poor Lyman would have
done, he does not know; what might
have happened VIII never be known.
There was strong deliverer at hand,
and before he could speak another
word the terrified lovers saw man en-
ter the room, step softly behind the
burglar and fell him to the floor. He
rolled like lump of lead on the car
pet, his pistol exploding and sending
ball into the ceiling as he fell.
Don't be afraid !" the deliverer said,
Kindly, to the young people. Il fol-
lowed that brute in here to prevent q
crime. There is another one lying
senseless in the yard. Go and waAe
the fol s; I'll send some people in to
tate care of them. Goodnight"
He had started toward the door.
when he heard subdued scream, and
pair of arms were thrown round his
neck.
ats you, Lonny! know you! You
shall not go away You must notl"
isis, confound you, let go! l didn't
come to stay"
But she chung the tighter; and now
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23
Advice to Yong Housekeepers.

IL of all parts of the house the parlor
receives first consideration by the young
nest builders, there is good reason for I'M
pleasant prophesy as to the future we'll
being of the family. To provide perfect
kitchen equipments requires a special in
tellgence gathered only by experience that
shall enable one to meet the exaotions of
individual conditions. If the young wife
lacks practical experience she cannot do
better than apply to the elders of her ac-
quaintance Tor advice as TO limitations
rather than abundance Of supplies. At
every house furnishers shop she will be
presented with long list of household
vessels, including every essential for the
kitchen, closets and dresser; but not one
of the catalogues will tell her what she can
do without and not be incommoded. She
who with pride exhibits the newly furnish
ed kitchen closets before she dlsplaysv her
wedding presents inadvertently inti7 Iates
that she means to be thrifty housewife.
IL the young housekeeper exhibit keen
interest In her kitchen utensils, the, person
who has charge of them will be at5t TO take
greater care, either through imitation or by
natural fidelity TO her employer. II the
mistress OF the house should be the one
who prepares the food for family, she
will have better success if she is careful to
have the different vessels bright and shin
ing. If she has not time or strength to
make the pots and pans ma ntain their first
brightness. she had better choose Gre man
earthen sauce-pans, which are inexpensive
and easily kept sweet and clean. Above
oil, aim to have everything about the
kitchen tend to make the WORK as easy as
possible. by being careful in this way,
and economizing every moment, time may
be saved for reading, making little articles
to bsautify the home, or for the necessary
sewing and mending
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23

and prepared to follow his wife. Be-
fore extinguishing the light he listened
a moment to a subdued murmur that
the door ajar of the parlor permitted
him to hear.
"The silly young things!" he re-
fected. Il don't believe that Lucy
and | acted that way. Well, we'll, let
'em enjoy themselves.
The Judge put out the light, and
took his defective memory upstairs to
bed.
The clock struck eleven. An hour
passed. Ii struck twelve. Lyman
Drake prepared to depart. IL he had
gone earlier, as all good parents would
say he should have done, this story
would have been a very different one,
The night was very dark. Every
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23

absent one had ended in weeping, and
she was sobbing behind her handAer-
chief
He came and sat down by his wife.
well. Lu y, he said, very kindly,
perhaps it's quite natural for you to
feel as you do. SO won't say anything
now about big dinner"
"Than you, Jonathan it's very good
of you. I'm sure you'll enjoy quiet
Than sgiving.
Two hours after the talk we have
just heard the Judge sat down at his
des drew large envelope from his
pocket, tooS out bunch of bank bills
from it, and began to count them.
why, Jonathan" as Aed his wife,
"what are you doing with so much
money!"
"Five hundred and ten-thirty-
eighty $50 five - ninety-five - six hum
dred. Yes, there's SIX hundred dol
lars of it, I'll put it in this drawer !;
guess it will be safe there tonight. "
And he locked it up.
"Why didu't you put it in the bank I?
/ hate to have money in the house
nights. "
"Tom Utley just paid it to me on his
mortgage. He's going to start for
Mexico early in the morning, and he
couldn't wait. / guess l can take care
of it over night. Who's talking in the
parlor?"
''Ly an Drake came while you were
down street, and he and Eva are there"
The Judge turned to his desk again,
wrote two or three letters and then
threw himself bac in his easy chair.
When his wife was ready to go up
stairs, she had to arouse him from a
deep revery.
"Do you hear, Jonathan?" she said.
"I'm going to bed. When you come
up, be sure to blow out this lamp.
Iva will lock up-as soon as Lyman
will let her
When he was alone, he unlocked a
drawer and took out two pictures. One
was painted miniature of laughing
child with yellow ringlets; the other a
photograph of the Captain in uniform.
He looked from one to the other,
this upright Judge, this stern father
Tears came to his eyes.
"Poor Lon" he said, softly. 81 was
hard with the boy de was always
proud-spirited and was fool to write
that letter. O, well, what weak Great
ures we are, to be sure! 1t seems to
me sonnet mes that q man don't live
long enough TO cease being fool, even
if he is Judge"
With this bit of real philosophy, the
repentant father put away the pictures
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23
PRIZE STOCK.
A Splendid Display at the Annual
Chicago Fat Stock Exhi-
bitiOn.
Fine Horses, Cattle, Sheep, and Poul-
try-Uncle Isaac, the Jumbo
Shoat.
lChicago correspondence.

The fat-stock show this year is the best yet
given. The display OF horses, cattle, sheep,
hogs, and poultry is simply magnificent. The
show yesterday looked as IL IL had been struck
by wave of temperance reform. Blue rib
bons were tied TO the long horns Of the lazy
oxen. pinned tn the snowy fleece of the timid
sheep. streaming from tho ears OF tho granting
pig, and floating from the silky tail of the road
ster as no pranced about the sawdust ring
everywhere appeared the bright color. Rod
and white rib ons were also to be SEEN but blue
was the favorte color, and throw all others into
the shade.
The exhibition OF ponies is q great attrac-
tion. Prizes were offered for the best saddle
ponies, and over dozen Of the little fellows,
backed by small BOYS, booted and spurred.
galoped around the ring to the intense delight
OF the crowd. One OF the boys toDpled oil his
steed at the first turn, and another was thrown
headlong by tho bucking Of his pony, but
neither suffered any injury except to his feel
ings.
The ladies wero especially interested in the
pony parade, and manifested their delight by
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23

the frequent clapping Of their hands and wav-
ing Of their dainty handkerchiefs.
One of the best represented departments OF
the exhibition is that OF the turkeys presided
over by huge white gobblor that struts in
lordly style around his little palace There are
probably over two hundred fowl in this collec-
tion and thoy come i'm for their hll share OF at
tention from the visitors, who are evidently
thinking of the near approach of Thanksgiving
One of these turkeys. q huge bronze-colored
fellow raised in Southern Illinois is said to be
the largest fowl ever exhibited in Chicago. He
is proud old cock. and struts about like the
senior dude at a darky soiree.
That's a proud old bird" said the owner.
Hes as conceited n ole chap as ever see, an
I've seen n heap O. turkeys in my day. His in
fernal concet come purity near bein' the death
of i'm n while back, too. hev Jersey COW on
my farm that hates turkeys worsen pizen. That
ole Teller was out a-struttln round the barn.
yard one morning. his tail spread out like a big
fan an his wings a-rubbn on the corn-cobs,
maxim u sound like thunder, and conductin'
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23

sBut said tho deacon. I'm or thnkin'
kin make it wuth my while
Tew put it in ther county fairin
Sac tew add er dollar tsw mer pile.
~Yeou see peoples great on gucssin'
On Their weight er things like tibet;
An of L charge each one er fggur,
Praps kin make er new fur hat.
20, yeou could, eh? Haow toppin n grand-llk
er new fur hetl Law me
Ell J shud buy or bonnet whut unheerd-of
Erkstravgance ct wud be-
"Yeou roll tibet punkn daown thor cellar,
Th' n Jest sot ct Oh ther shelf;
Yew IL go Calivantiu tew no fairin
Not OF I'm or knaowin mersen.
The deacon hummed and hawod, but twasnt
OF the slightest use to talk;
Priscilla governed his household
And she made him toe the chalk.
sometimes the best OF people overreach
Themselves that they may have their way;
This was exactly what Priscilla
Did upon that very day,
For little Bobby Berry listened.
As he passed the farmhouse by,
And when the deacon wasn't looking
Eilched the pumpkin on the sly
The deacon mourned his pumpkin
And Priscilla ranted high;
She ought her brother hid il from her
SO she couldu't make the pie;
Their Thanksgiving passed in silence
Not II word between them said;
Each felt angry at the other
And they early went to bed.
At midnight when their snores were loudly
Keeping tally with tho clock,
A tapping on Priscillh's window
Gave her nerves dreadful shock.
There from tree branch hung goblin
That was hobbing up and down
Its mouth was flaming rod, its eyes fiery
And cleaning with II frown.
Priscilla gasped and cried in horror.
hRr N
FL swaow !" said lie, let's true OF gospil,
Or mer eyes or gittin' lame!
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23
md true. and has nobly redeemed his

and true, and has nobly redeemed his
fault"
81 don't know half of that, Lucy. /
can believe that the fellow is brave
enough: he got that from his Revolu-
tionary ancestry. But why don't he
come home? The war has been over
full seven months. He's dissolute
vagabond, without care or affection for
his home or his parents; that's what /
believe"
"he is my boy can't forget him.
Ny heart must be sad without him.
Judge Halliday was stern man,
and condemnation of his erring son
was ever uppermost in his breast; but
the frmness and constancy of the
mothers affection for the wanderer
touched him Perhaps her tears touched
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23

roli over an over I'm the oats I had for my
horses and sneak into the corn-crib an tramp
ON the corn. But the cleverest trick he had
was milking the COWS. He was awful fond OF
fresh milk an one OF my boys trained him TO
run with one OF the cows that had lost her
calf. The old COW objected at first but she got
used to him and would bawl after him as II he
were a calf"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23

THE pruning of vines has been in
vestigated by II. Mueller, who finds
that the proper time is while the fruit
is ripening, and that the young shoots
should be cut, as their development re-
auiros much sugar.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23

For painting walls or other objects
exposed to dampness, mixture has
come into extensive use in Germany
formed of very fine iron filings and
linseed-o varnish. When the material
to be painted is subject TO frequent
change of temperature, linseed oil and
amber varnish are added to the first
two coats. The paint may be applied
to wood, stone or iron; and, in the
case of the latter, it is not necessary TO
free it from rust or oily matters.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23

fully and we'll as IL dashed by a masculine
driver
The exhibition Of saddle horses was the best
that has been seen here for some time. There
were nearly two dozen entries, and the compe-
It'll close Several of the horses were
under tn perfect command OF their riders A
number OF ponies ridden by small boys gave
variety To the scene aud served to interest the
younger portion of tho crowd.
There are many handsome animals to be seen
mt the exhibition, and many that attract crowds
about them daily but Uncle Isaac, the jumbo
hog. has prov ed the greatest drawing card.
Uncle Isl &C Is n marrsfcent specimen OF the
Tamworth breed. He is years old, stands
almost four feet high, and weighs before dinner
the modest sum of g60 pounds
Il don't know what made that shoat grow So
said n brawny farmer as he loaned against the
far into mis- brooches pockets and his hat cooked
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23
in THE NICK OF TIME.
BY JAMES FRANKLIN FITS.

ID rather it would
be a quiet din
ner, y said Mrs.
III a Hid ay. Il
don't feel lik @
having the house
full.
II really wish
we could agree
a b out tn is,
Luc )" her hus-
band said. "You
know / was born
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23

LIFE is railroad train, on which
every passenger knows he must be
killed. Maybe to-day, maybe tQ.mor-
row, but somewhere down the linn he
must meet his fate.-Bob IngersoM
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23

hisself as il he wuz live king. Ho hadn't
strutted across the yard morn about twice till
that COW him. She charged on him He
didn't see her comm, an the fust he knowed he
got hist from behind that throwed him clean
ovor the fence into apple orchard. 1t TUX the
stih'nin' outn II tail, an / hain't seen him
struttin' roun that COW sence."
The exhibition of fancy driving and saddle
horses was very attractive feature OF the
show. The horses were, with one or two OK
ceptions exceedingly we'll trained, and called
out rounds of applause from the horsemen
present Over n dozen pairs of tandem horses
were entered. and the display gorgeous.
The ladies' driving also proved a highly inter
esting if not fascinating feature The horses
were all fine, SNOWY animals, and apparently
re allied what was expected of them Not one
of the ladies saw fit to make use Of the whip
and yet each horse performed his duty as faith
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-23
DEACON pocKwEEp,s "ruNKIN."
BY BURT ARNOLD.

LID Deacon Dock
ed had a
pumpkin,
Yell low as the
beaten gold
The biggest one in
all the coun-
ty-
Lenstwise so the
deacon told.
Priscilla Dockweed,
deacon's 81 8
ter,
w ate N o d tn q
pumpkin with
gre n eyes,
As she was noted in
the Vi lago
For her skill in
making pies.
Naow, daont yeou
sell thet pun
kin.
Fer Thnnksgivin's
tew clus by.
IN cts jest the size
I'm wnntin
Fcrer iambly pun
D.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-08
THE MARINE HOSPITAL.
AN EFFORT TO have 1T DO
MATED TO THE CITY.
Cleveland and He Can Trade
"A Good idea.

President d. P. Hadden is making
an effort to secure the Marine Hospital
for the citv. His proposition is to
have the United States Government
turn it over to the city as o donation.
In return for this, all the government
patients are to be treated free OF charge
for period Of ten years, and after
wards at rate that prevailed before
the Marine Hospital was established.
No step has yet been taken to bring
the plan to climax, "because," as the
President says, 81 don't know who to
approach on the subject. Perhaps if
my friend Grover could find 1t con-
venient to pay the Taxing District a
visit, me and him could trade"
1t was reported soms time azo thet
government inspector had visited
the city for the purpose of examining
the grounds and advocated the idea OF
selling. The reason for this was that
the cost of protecting the lot against
the encroachments Of the river would
amount 70 more than tho value of the
property warranted. The city is will
ing TO take all rlsks Of this kind and
guarantee accommodations for all pr
tients as stated above. In case of over
CrowdiDg additions will be made as
needed.
Proceeds of the sale Of the present
hospital property, as authorized by
the last Legislature, will provide q
sum ample for any extra additions
necessary, at the same time leaving an
amount that will bring in handsome
interest revenue. If brought to the
attention of the proper authorities,
there is little doubt that President
Hadden's idea will be accepted as the
most feasible one that Las been or
can be presented
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-08
THE MARVELLOUS ESCAPE
TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE PROM
A BURNING
Tenement House I'm New York
Twenty Occupants Injured, but
None Fatally.

NEW YORK, April 7.-Between IL
and IL O'Clock tonight, while nearly
all of forty families, comprising about
200 persons, were asleep in the five
story tenement at No, IL Essex street,
fire broke out in the bakery chop in
the basement. First, second, third
and special calls soon thronged the
vicinity with FIRE apparatus and am
buIaIces from the hospitals. Smoke
filled the tenement, but the fremen
swarmed through the house, directing
the occupants to the fire escapes. All
but about twenty persons were thus
able to make their escape unipjured.
The twenty who were injured were
helped out by firemeu a1d the am
bulsnce corps. Though the possibili-
ties of dreadful disaster were great,
the actual injuries were not fatal in
any case. Loss, about $4,000.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-08
THEATER PEOPLE
Consider Effects of the Interstate
Law Upon Their Interests.

CHICAGO, April IA largely at.
tended meeting of managers and
other persons connected with the the
ater business was held here today to
consider the effects OF the interstate
commerce law upon their interests
Representatives from all the Chicago
theaters, the Chicago printing estab-
lishments and large number of
travelling companies were present.
J. A. McOaull was made president.
A great many speeches were made,
and each detailed instances OF what
was claimed to be gross imposition on
the part OF the railroads, and suggest
ing various methods Of redress. The
enormous increase in express charges
on baggage was the main grievance.
The plan Of procedure which
met with the most favor was that
the Natioral Commission be asked
TO suspend for this season the pro.
visions OF the law which, as inter-
preted by the railroads, brings special
haldshIps upon the theatrical people.
1t was urged that this would be no
more than Just, inssmucb as the ma.
jority Of contracts made prior to the
passsgs of the law contained clauses
with which it ta1 now become prac-
tically impossible to comply. A
motion to refer the whole matter to a
committee of ten with inst, uctions to
repert Saturday, was unanimously
adopted. The committee is compoted
OF Chairman McCaull, three Chicago
thester managers, three members OF
travelling troupes, and three show
printing house proprietors.